Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1887-08-20
LIGHTNING'S LICKS.
CONSIDERABLE DAMAGE DONE Ar
DURHAM, n. C.
North Carolina Tobacco-Men Claiming
Their Rights Budget OF Late
Eews-Personals.
rsnoc,,, telegram to the Dispatch,

The annual meeting of the Christian
churches Of Western North Carolina
began to-day in Madison county, near
Marshall, and continues three days.
NORTH CAROLINA TOBACCO.
The State Tobacco Convention at
Morehoad City adjourned last night.
DR.. Arendall, mayor of the town, d.
liyered an address on the culture and
uses of tobacco.
1t was decided that the permanent
tobacco association he perfected, and
that Morehead City be chosen as the
place of meeting; each board Of trade
to be allowed representation of five
delegates and five alternates.
The main object of the convention
is TO secure proper recognition Of
North Carolina tobacco all over the
world, and it was decided that each
shipper should be obliged to put his
name and address in full upon each
tag instead of his initials.
1T is urged that all tobaccs-grOwer5
and dealers should become members Of
the association.
President Carr appointed a commit
tee Of three to look after the Transporter
lion OF tobacco and secure an equiliza-
ton of rates as far as possible.
PERMANENT OFFICERS.
The convention elected Julian S.
Carr, of Durham, permanent president !;
W. Z. Rabbit, of Oxford, secretary,
and W. T. Lipscomb, of Raleigh, trea-
surer. with six vice-presidents. The
date fixed for the annual meetings is the
fourth Tuesday in August.
Important negotiations are in pro-
cress between the Atlantic and North
Carolina railway and the Norfolk south
ern railway, which may resultin a COM
bination which will specially benefit
Eastern North Carolina.
The warehouse Of j. II. Farrar, at
FAYETTEVILLE, was burned yesterday,
with quantities of forage and many We
hicles.
Work on the Wilson Short Cut rail
way south of Fayetteville has been re-
sumed.
The first bale of cotton of the season
was sold at Wilmington yesterday at
l3c. per pound.
ESCAPE.
William GOoch, one Of the murlerers
Of John Cheatham IN this city two
wears ago, and who was sentenced Il
twenty years imprisonment in the
ptnitentiary, made his escape yester-
day from gang of conyicts on The
Carthage railroad.
LIBEL.
Editor G. +. King, of the CrGffsmnn,
announces III its issue received here to-
DAY that the libel suit against him 10y the
Durham notwithstanding Com
rany has been settled and that there
vii be no trial
King apologies and says that he did
the company an injustice in repd5liSh-
ing an article from the Richmond Lcb0r
Xcr0id, which attacked 1t.
VARIOUS North CAROLINA NOTES.
The special convocation Of the Grand
Lodge of the knights of Pythils at
Goldsboro', on the 18th Of next month,
is for the purpose OF revising the laws
governing that order.
Rust and lice are reported as having
arpeareG il the cotton in Lenoir county,
or portion of it. Al the reports Of
damage to crops, save by rain, mus, be
taken with q grain of salt. The wet
weather is the real cause Of trouble
Night after night tie thunder can be
heard roaring, and heavy local raius
fall every few hours, il seems.
Arrangements are on foot for re-
union of the Eighteenth North Caro-
Ina regiment at Wilmington. The r.
unions held this year have been very
pleasant and well attended
IT will be interesting if the tl!kabont
railway nom Lynchburg to whining
ton does result in something. it vii!
be seen that from lyncAburg 20 Gin
ten riQ Durham is direc5 line, ana
Clinton is very near Wilmington.
1t has been decided that no fair shall
be held at Rocky Mount this year, and
perhaps again.
SWIFT VENGEANCE.
1t is reported that near the little town
Of Dunn, on the "Short Cut railroad,
Mr.. &. L. Hodges caught negro in the
act of assaultng his (Hodges'sJ young
daughter Hodges and his friends pur
sued the negro. captured him, and
drowned him in Black river. The body
has since been found. The matter has
been kept rather quiet, as until yes
terday nothing was known OF it outside
Of that section.
Frank Turnage, a negro charged with
burglary, has made his escape from the
Jail at Snow Hill, He rolled his
blanket in such a way as to resemble
bis own figure and placed it on the bed
in lis cell, while lie got on top of the cell,
and thus was not locked in. Later he cut
his way from the corridor through the
brick walls.
The corps Of surveyors on the Rol-
Doke and Tar-Riyer railroad is now
taking the levels.
THE STATE TROOPS.
There will be no encampment OF the
State Guard this year. This is posi-
tive information. 1t has been a cur
rent rumor that the troops will be or
derCd into camp at Raleigh during the
State Fair. there is nothing in it.
One regiment and eight companies
have been under canvas since the
summer began.
Dr. James Pettigrew Bryan, whose
death at KInston few days since WAS
reported, was surgeon OF the Fourth
North Carolina infantry during the
late war.
TIE TAX or D2UNXERS.
State-Treasurer Balm, in notifying
sheiifls OF the action of Judge Bond in
the drumIners license case, suggests
that no further arrests be made for fail
uIe on the part of drummers to have
licenses, but that the names Of all such
dIummers be secured and sent TO the
State Treasury. The case comes up at
the November term of the United
States Circuit Court here, and if il Is
adverse TO the drummers there Will be
prosecutions of offenders, Of course.
Merchants in this state have to pay the
drummeIs'-lice tax. For months out
side drummers have been obtain
ing DO licenses. Out OF twelve
seen together only one had
license. The revenue in previous
years from this source has been